Recording plans: They‚Äôre heading to Orlando in June to work with Brett Hestla, a member of Virgos Merlot and Dark New Day and producer of Framing Hanley, to work on their first EP, due out in early summer.

Band name backstory: ‚ÄúIn a letter to his wife, written the night before heading off to war, Napoleon supposedly wrote the words, 'Not tonight, Josephine,‚Äô‚Äù explains Easlick. Adds Ayers: ‚ÄúWe found it appropriate for a group of guys trying to make music together for a living. In a way music is about as safe a business as war ever was.‚Äù

Song up close: ‚ÄúWell, I write all the lyrics to the songs,‚Äù Easlick says. ‚ÄúMost are about bad relationships, but one that stands out is Contrast. It‚Äôs about both the good and bad and how things typically happen for a reason. How, to those that are patient and deserving, better things will come along. As long as you‚Äôre strong enough to walk away from what‚Äôs holding you back, the light will shine after the dark.‚Äù

Ayers: ‚ÄúThe music really fits the title very well, also. The first half is straight 4/4, upbeat and powerful. Then the second half of the song shifts to a more mellow, sort of loping 6/8 rhythm and slowly dies down to nothing but a clean guitar and then silence. Then everything comes crashing back, still in the 6/8 rhythm, but bringing with it the drive and power from the beginning.‚Äù

Influences: ‚ÄúWell, bands like The Who, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix; Metallica and Pantera; and Pearl Jam, Bush and Smashing Pumpkins have influenced us in how they were so raw and authentic,‚Äù says Easlick. ‚ÄúTo us, these bands define what a 'rock band‚Äô should be ‚Äî the look and the sound, but most of all, the attitude, especially when on stage. Their performance was more than just the music; it was a show. When was the last time someone lit a guitar on fire?‚Äù

What sets them apart? ‚ÄúWe‚Äôve been told that we manage to sound familiar and comfortable the first time you hear us,‚Äù Foley says, ‚Äúbut somehow still unpredictable and new, too.‚Äù

Easlick: ‚ÄúWe definitely feel our live show is what sets us apart the most, though.‚Äù

Aungst: ‚ÄúYeah, we put in all the work we do solely for those 30-40 minutes we have on stage.‚Äù